edward

Other forms of edward

plural

edwards·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about edward

What does edward mean?

edward means "King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in edward?

edward has 2 syllables: ed-ward. The stress falls on "ed". In IPA it is /ˈɛdwɚd/.

What is another word for edward?

Close synonyms include Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, Edward VII, Albert Edward, Edward VI. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is edward a common word?

edward is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.